Real Life Sleeping Beauty Sleeps for 64 Days!

A teenager in the US suffering from a rare sleep disorder called 'Sleeping Beauty Syndrome' slept for 64 days straight in her longest episode of illness yet.

Washington: A teenager in the US suffering from a rare sleep disorder called 'Sleeping Beauty Syndrome' slept for 64 days straight in her longest episode of illness yet.

Nicole Delien, 17, from Pennsylvania said she`s missed out on Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays and even the first family trip to Disney World.

Her mom, Vicki, said Nicole will sleep 18 or 19 hours a day, and when she does wake up to eat, she said Nicole is in a sleepwalking state which she doesn't remember.

Vicki Delien said it was very frustrating just getting a diagnosis.

They went to various hospitals until a doctor at Allegheny General Hospital finally realised that she was suffering from the rare sleeping disorder Kleine-Levin.

"Affected individuals may go for a period of weeks, months or even years without experiencing any symptoms, and then they reappear with little warning," the Kleine Levin Syndrome Foundation website stated.

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In addition to excessive sleeping, symptoms include disorientation, hallucination, child-like behaviour, binge-eating and periods of hyper-sexuality when awake.

The disorder predominately affects young males.The cause of Kleine-Levin Syndrome is unknown, both medical sources indicate.

Medication helps spread the sleeping episodes further apart for Nicole. The last one was in March, but Nicole said she`s scared of when it will happen again.

The family recently went on a national talk show because they want other families to know about the rare disorder.